1. Welcome to the Trailwood Community

2. Trailwood Community Conservation Overlay Primarily R-2 R-2 R-6

3. Trailwood Drive Primarily residential – single family homes – seniors, kids, pets – 30 driveways – 13-home project approved – apartments S of Beltline Centennial Middle School – school crossing, bus stops Raleigh Fire Station 20 Method Child Care Center Designated Minor Thoroughfare – 1.5 miles long – 2 lanes – no shoulder – 3 stop lights – blind curves and hills – student traffic – deer crossings – 45 mph speed limit 50% Wake County inholding (donut hole)

4. Trailwood Drive, Monday morning, October 19 Congested Traffic Child-Care Center entrance

5. On Trailwood Drive near Tryon Road Parking Overflow

6. Trailwood Drive Auto Accidents 2006: 30 collisions reported… so far One fatality 2005: 36 collisions reported many others at intersections many unreported at least two other recent fatalities

7. Head-On Collision Friday, 1 December 2006 Deer Road Kill Friday, 1 December 2006 Memorial to Student Fatality 13 August 2006

8. Primary Arterial Secondary Arterial Major Thoroughfare Minor Thoroughfare Collector Proposed Road Raleigh Comprehensive Plan Southwest District Trailwood Gorman Avent Ferry Thistledown

9. Centennial Parkway

10. Road Comparisons RoadDesignationLanesUseSpeed Limit TryonMajor thoroughfare5 lanesCommercial 45 mph Gorman SouthMajor thoroughfare5 lanesCommercial 45 mph Gorman NorthMinor thoroughfare2 lanesResidential 35 mph Avent Ferry EastMajor thoroughfare5 lanesCommercial 40 mph Avent Ferry WestMinor thoroughfare3 lanesResidential 35 mph Centennial Minor thoroughfare5 lanesCampus 40 mph Parkway ThistledownMinor thoroughfare4 lanesCommercial 35 mph TrailwoodMinor thoroughfare2 lanesResidential 45 mph – Trailwood speed limit is inappropriate –

11. Physics, Time, and Safety Trailwood Drive 1.5 miles long, three stop lights Travel Time 2.0 min at 45 mph 2.5 min at 35 mph Stopping Distance 45 vs 35 mph: 1.7 times longer 50 vs 35 mph: over 2 times longer What is safety worth?

12. Proposal and Request What we propose and request: Reduce Trailwood Drive speed limit to 35 mph Increase police enforcement of reduced speed limit City Council and Mayor support and action (Public Works Committee) What we do not propose: Widening, lane additions, shoulder construction stop lights, or changes in City boundaries Thank you from the Trailwood Community!

13. Please Help Us Keep Raleigh Safe For All Our Citizens